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The 23rd International Ballet Festival Will Be Astonishing with A Stylish and Spacious Program
The 23rd International Baltic Ballet Festival, which will take place in March 2018 from 9 to 28th, promises to surprise viewers with a wide and magnificent program featuring American, Austrian, Russian, German, Chinese, French, Turkish and, of course, Latvian ballet artists’ performance. 01.01.2018 The traditional festival opening charity concert at the Riga International Railway Station / TC Origo will be held on March 9th. As director of 23.BBF, Lita Beiris, tells, this time, as always, every concert viewer will be invited to enjoy the magic of ballet and contemporary dance art. "The concert will reflect the mobile character of the ballet artist - always be on the way from the show to the show. The opening concert is a venue for Latvian artists representing various genres of dance and music art, and this in the most direct way represents the availability of ballet art to humans. " On March 12 at the Latvian National Opera, the 23.BBF Gala Concert will take place as the most significant event of the festival, as it will offer a ballet concert program featuring leading soloists from world-famous ballet theaters, as well as winners of international ballet competitions from Russia, China, USA, Germany, France, Austria, Turkey. "The concert will keep the tradition, including classical ballet schools and modern ballet novels," says the director of the festival. As always, this year the festival’s guests will be able to see the guest performances not only in Riga: from March 12 to March 18, the German National Youth Ballet BUNDESJUGENDBALLETT (Hamburg, Germany) will perform in Preili and Riga. World-famous choreographer John Neumeier founded the German National Youth Ballet in 2011, who is considered as the world’s leading ballet choreographer. The company has eight professional dancers. They are both dancers and choreographers, so they form their own creative personality and thoroughly prepare for the profession. They operate in the centre of the Hamburg Ballet and enrich the city and countrywide dance and cultural landscapes. They represent seven different nations and speak one language - movement. They discover new forms of dance without abandoning the tradition, as they sure are a ballet company. The classical technique is the way opens up the playing space for them. Therefore, they are trying to improve the technique. They love the dance and want to thrill, captivate the viewers, so they also go to those who do not have the opportunity to watch the ballet: the arabesque in a seniors’ home, Grand jete in a prison, pirouettes at a work break. Dance as a social adventure. In Hamburg, Germany, overseas. “Although it is currently not possible to invite the Hamburg National Ballet Theater to Latvia, at least there is an opportunity to enjoy the creative work of the ballet genius in the performance of the National Youth Ballet. The repertoire of the festival also includes the choreography by John Neumeier,” reveals Lita Beiris. For more information: http://www.bundesjugendballett.de/d/index.html Something different, a Latino-style professional ballet troupe Ballet Hispanico will take place from March 21 to 26 (in Riga, VEF Culture Palace - March 21, in Rezekne, at the Latgale Embassy in GORS on March 24 and in Ventspils, in the theater house "Jūras vārti" on March 26) (New York, USA). For the Latvian audience Ballet Hispanico will present three productions: Linea Recta, Dnzon um Con Brazos Abiertos. Ballet Hispanico was founded in 1970 and is gradually gaining recognition on a global scale. The current director of the company since 2009 is Eduardo Vilaro, who initially joined the company as a dancer in 1985. Eduardo Vilaro has gained dancer skills at Alvin Alley in New York during her career and has also earned a Master's degree in Interdisciplinary Art at Columbia College in Chicago. Vilaro is not only a choreographer but an active dance politician and educational activist, participating in dance councils, as well as lecturing for students. The ballet company Ballet Hispanico, led by Eduardo Vilaro, is the world's leading Latin dance company. A press release from the US press release: "It's finally possible to hear and see the Latin American experience!" (The New York Times); "Ballet Hispanico 12 artists are generously endowed with brilliant technical and musical performances in the field of contemporary dance." (The Washington Post); "New York-based Latin company - Ballet Hispanico - dances better than ever ..." (Backstage) For more information: https://www.ballethispanico.org/ Another festival program includes the exhibition of the former artistic director of the Vanemuine theater ballet company Ulo Vilima in the VEF Culture Palace (from March 14th), Heymann Brother Films's "Mr. Gaga "at the cinema" KSuns " - about the outstanding Israeli modern dance genius Ohadu Naharin, a performance by the French contemporary dance company De Facto et Formation at the Latvian Culture Academy Theater House "Horse Mail" (March 20) and other activities, as well as musical choreographic fantasy" Fire" with Latvian National Operas ballet artists’ participation (the premiere took place in May 2017). For more information on 23.BBF, visit the festival website: www.ballet-festival.lv and Facebook/https://www.facebook.com/Balletfestival/ Tickets for festival concerts can be purchased at the “Bilesu Paradize” (“Ticket Paradise”) ticket offices on the Internet at www.bilesuparadize.lv and at venues. ... Go back |